“Somewhere, a sparrow is singing in B minor.”
“Talent? That's not talent. Talent is Liza Minnelli tap dancing and singing at the same time. What I just saw was devastation. Dying man on the cross. Salvation in B minor.”
“My sparrow, she flickers and wakes and sings and sings. ”
“Wild Horses" started in a B-minor chord, and Stu didn't play minor chords, "fucking Chinese music.”
“And at that moment, a lilting melody lifts to the moon as a single sparrow sings.”
“Whenever A is oppressing B, it is clear to people of good will that B ought to be independent, but then it always turns out that there is another group C, which is anxious to be independent of B. The question is how large must a minority be before it deserves autonomy.”